The southern part of the Azuero Peninsula of Panama is known for the beautiful beaches. Since I was down there visiting my good friend and fellow blogger, we decided to pick up another friend and blogger and enjoy a visit to some of the beaches in the area. It was a most enjoyable morning with great company, and the scenery was so beautiful. I had a hard time deciding on a reasonable number of pictures to share because I have so many that I like.

The sun sparkles off the water and the lone fisherman.

The sky was so blue and I love the waves crashing against the rocks.

The sand is so interesting with the black sand showing through the brown in pretty patterns.

Some large rocky areas along the beach

A flock of seagulls hangs out on the wet sand.

This little cove was on the other side of the beach.

More seagulls, blue sky, and blue sand

It was a short but wonderful visit to Pedasi, and I was happy to see all of my friends. I thought Allison was going to be away but her plans were delayed by a day, so I got to visit with her and her family on Friday evening. She has recently moved to Pedasi with her husband and two daughters. Look for “the Panama Pause” if you are on Facebook. It is interesting to read about their lives with school age children, and their sweet dog Finny.

More sparkling sun on the water.

Karen surveys the scene with her bare feet in the wet sand.

If there is wet sand with pretty reflections, I’ll have my camera out.

A lone seagull stands on the wet sand.

Cliffs, a seagull, reflections, and interesting black sand patterns. It has it all! 😀

Everyone face East! Notice how many pelicans are fishing in the distance.

I never saw so many pelicans in one place! There must have been some good fishing that morning.

Saturday afternoon after our beaches outing, we got a bite of lunch and went back to the house to relax and chat. Later in the afternoon I caught up with my friends and other fellow blogger Al and Shelly. They have a growing business offering house and pet sitting, so if you need someone give them a shout. His blog is also a lot of fun, often with a humorous take on some of the things that go on in Panama.

The fisherman and a friend, a couple of the very few people we saw out on the beaches on a Saturday morning.

Look how many pelicans are in the water, not counting a lot more that are in the air.

The fishing must be good here.

There are interesting rocks in some areas.

Continue facing East!

My friends walking on the beach

Another flock of seagulls

You just never know what will happen when you start writing a blog! Because of my blog and theirs, I have all the good friends mentioned in this post, all living in the same area, and all writing interesting stories about their unique and different lives in Pedasi.

More pelicans. They were everywhere!

I’m not sure what these birds are. Maybe skimmers? There isn’t anything in my bird books that looks quite like them.

There are oysters on the rocks. It is easiest to pry off the top shell and get the meat, and leave the bottom shell behind where it is embedded in the rock.

This could be a rock oyster, good luck for someone hunting for a treat.

More waves and pelicans

Some crab has been cleaning his house

A little crab runs down the sand.

As I headed out in the evening sun, there was this herd of cows at the end of the street, including the big handsome bull.

This is the story of my visit to Pedasi (or perhaps just an excuse to post photos :D), but I’m sure it won’t be the last visit with my good friends, nor the last photos of this beautiful area. As you all know from my last post my friends took me to Chitre the next morning where I caught buses back to David. I had a front seat on the bus from Santiago to David, so the next post will be about the construction and road conditions on the Pan-American Highway.

Thank you sooo much Kris. Made it down Thanksgiving. Did the downtown P.C. & El Valle de Anton. Coming down again in Juno to explore the “midlands” Pedasi, Santa Fe, Santa Catalina and all points in between. Goodness…this IS getting serious! Love the blog! Hopefully see you on the third trip. David.

Thanks for the lovely post, Kris. I love meeting my blogging friends from around the world! Somehow, I accidentally deleted your previous post, so now I have to go back and read it. I am so proud of you and your bicycle touring. Cory and Tina just finished a bicycle tour in Florida. 422 miles from Tampa to Key West. They are psyched. I’m sure their travels will never be the same.